Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Selectminds; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a registered nurse to collaborate with physicians and deliver bedside care, following medical orders, and supervising support staff to ensure safe, effective patient outcomes.

You will participate in discharge planning, attend conferences, and pursue professional growth while providing compassionate care during evening shifts 7:00pm–7:30am. This full-time role requires Michigan RN licensure and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in Michigan.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders.
• Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant and other support staff.
• Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.
• Assumes responsibility for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Clinical leadership

Education

RN License

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary

Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing:

• Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice.
• Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care.
• Facilitates/participates in patient conferences.
• Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences.
• Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewherein the community.
• Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel.
• Precepts/mentors new employees and students.
• Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.

Preferred

• Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011116
• Daily Work Times: 7:00pm - 7:30am
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.